Welcome to Ancona, Gateway to the East. The city and its ancient, cosmopolitan port have always been a bridge as well as a pivot between the East
There’s a room hidden in the middle of the sea. It’s a concrete cuboid shielded by tetrapods, with iron gangways, sheltered walkways, turrets,
Made famous by the great poet Dante Alighieri and perched on a hill on the border between Marche and Romagna, Gradara Castle stands out imposingly in
A port of places, people, and work; a port of monuments and rituals, faces, stories, and tradition; a port of identities, languages, perspectives,
Amid the masts of the sailboats, the chiming becomes a poetical and deafening concert. Ancona and its port are a landing place and a destination, a
The approach is spectacular. When the ships and the ferries crossing the Adriatic Sea enter the port of Ancona, a monumental view opens before them,
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